wax myrtle
wax myrtle · wax myrtles
An evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera of the southern U.S., the wax…An evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the wax covering its nutlets being used for making scented candles.
Meaning
1 sensesAn evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the wax covering its nutlets being used for making scented candles.
More definitions
- any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
Translations
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